Mary Reid, Councillor and former Mayor, Kingston upon Thames and Board Member, ICELE

Mary Reid is currently involved in community engagement within one of the Neighbourhoods in Royal Borough of Kingston upon Thames. In 2006-2007 she served as Mayor, having previously been the lead member for children's services. She blogs about her life as a councillor on www.maryreid.org.uk From November 2003 to March 2006 Mary chaired the Local e-Democracy National Project. When that project came to an end she joined the Board of the International Centre of Excellence for Local e-Democracy. She also served on LGA's e-Government Task Group.

In her professional life, for many years Mary lectured in Computing in Further Education. She is now a well established educational author, having published over twenty books on ICT.

Mary Reid also has a small web design business, and her websites include several for Members of Parliament, as well as for community organisations.